Founded in 2012, the E3 program provides students and educators with exposure, experience and education in the irrigation industry by giving the winners the chance to participate in networking events, take education classes and walk the show floor.

This year’s E3 learners include:

Bibek Acharya – University of Wyoming

Roy Adams – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Alex Bach – Kansas State University

Mark Castanon – California State University, Fresno

Edson Costa Filho – Colorado State University

Kristopher Cranney – Utah State University

Levi Dreiling – Kansas State University

Zulfa Eisa – Prairie View A&M

Aldo Garcia – California State University, Fresno

Bradley Hill – Brigham Young University-Idaho

Kul Khand – Oklahoma State University

Douglas Kokesh – Fullerton College

Audrey Lent – Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Ricardo Lesmes – University of Florida

Kyle Liebnitz – Kansas State University

Austin Lundquist – Sauk Valley Community College

Natalia Macan – University of Florida

Blessing Masasi – Oklahoma State University

Ignacio Mendoza – California State University, Fresno

Abdelmoneim Mohamed – Washington State University

Shannon Morris – College of the Sequoias

Rachael Peters – Alamance Community College

Nicolas Quarberg – University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Liliana Reyes Solorio – California State University, Fresno

Rene Francis Simbi Mvuyekure – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Kara Stenger – MiraCosta College

Katelyn Stenmark – Oklahoma State University

Dillon Terwilliger – Alamance Community College

Christian Uwineza – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Jacob Williams – Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

The following are this year’s E3 leaders:

Sheila Dunning – University of Florida

Saleh Taghvaeian – Oklahoma State University

Lead E3 sponsors include Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply and The Toro Company. Supporting sponsors are the American Society of Irrigation Consultants, the Carolina’s Irrigation Association and Hunter Industries.